Every Major Greek God Explained in 31 Minutes

Every Major Greek God Explained in 31 Minutes Zeus. Zeus is the king of the Olympians, ruler of Mount Olympus, and the god of sky, thunder, and divine law, and the way he got there is messier than his title suggests. He was the youngest son of the Titan Cronus, who swallowed each of his children whole the moment they were born after receiving a prophecy that one of them would overthrow him. Zeus escaped only because his mother Rhea hid him in a cave on Crete and handed Cronus a rock wrapped in cloth instead.